Vocab Week 12
Convoluted – Adjective (Con-vole-oo-ted)
· Twisted
· Involved
· Intricate
· Difficult to unravel or untangle
Curt – Adjective (Kert)
· Brief or abrupt
· NOT charismatic
· Short, cold answers
Destitute – Adjective (Deh-Sti-toot)
· Extreme poverty
· Lacking something needed or desired
*Introspective – Adjective (Intro- speck-tive)
· Looking inward
· Examining one’s own thoughts and feelings
Inversion – Noun (In-ver-sion)
· A reversal of position, order, or relationship
· Placing a verb before the subject
o Yoda talk
o Normal in some verbs (To be)
§ I am Mr. Hawley – Am I Mr. Hawley?
§ Sounds weird in most other verb forms.
Spelling:
Jalapeño – spicy pepper
Affectation - artificial
Nonnegotiable – No compromise
Decaffeinate – No buzz
Froufrou – Rustling sound, showy
Despot - Tyrant
Grotesque - Nasty
Euphonious – Good sound
Hermetically – airtight, sterile
Effulgent – Bright, sunny
Journal: What do you want for Christmas and why?
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